Notice: the WebSM website has not been updated since the beginning of 2018.

Web Survey Bibliography

Title Standards for Internet-Based Experimenting
Source Experimental Psychology, 49, 4, pp. 243-256
Year 2002
Database ScienceDirect
Access date 17.11.2004
Abstract

This article summarizes expertise gleaned from the first years of Internet-based experimental research and presents recommendations on: (1) ideal circumstances for conducting a study on the Internet; (2) what precautions have to be undertaken in Web experimental design; (3) which techniques have proven useful in Web experimenting; (4) which frequent errors and misconceptions need to be avoided; and (5) what should be reported. Procedures and solutions for typical challenges in Web experimenting are discussed. Topics covered include randomization, recruitment of samples, generalizability, dropout, experimental control, identity checks, multiple submissions, configuration errors, control of motivational confounding, and pre-testing. Several techniques are explained, including “warm-up,” “high hurdle,” password methods, “multiple site entry,” randomization, and the use of incentives. The article concludes by proposing sixteen standards for Internet-based experimenting.

Access/Direct link

Homepage - journal (full text)

ScienceDirect (abstract)

Year of publication2002
Bibliographic typeJournal article
Print

Web survey bibliography - Germany (361)

Page:
Page: